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News and comment

Ben’s Public Eye #1

The four hoursemen

Ben Reeve Lewis turns his eye on social housing issues in the first of a new monthly series. This week – bedroom tax, housing benefit, austerity and the apocalypse

Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #106

Ben on a chair

Ben is a bit surprised that landlords are going to be expected to turn into immigration officers bearing in mind the complexities of this area of law

Living in a box – are container homes a good idea?

Container city

Help for would be tenants. Container homes for the homeless – are they a good idea? An innovative idea or exploitation by landlords?

Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #105

Ben on a chair

Ben can’t speak at the moment but he can still write …

Landlord having to refund benefit back to the council

Flats

The tenant left owing the landlord money, and now he has received a demand from the council to pay the housing benefit back. Must he do this?

Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #104

Ben on a chair

Ben is back from his holidays and the newsround has a decidedly Spanish flavour this month …

Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #103

Ben on a chair

Ben’s usual Friday extravaganza looking at such diverse topics as Marbella, tenancy deposit schemes and IDS. Enjoy